Acme-Delco

Columbus County Schools Statement on Recent Changes to Federal Immigration Enforcement Columbus County Schools remains dedicated to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all students and staff. We are aware of the concerns raised by recent changes in federal immigration enforcement policies within our community. Please be assured that we are actively addressing these concerns to ensure the well-being of our families. Our legal counsel has provided guidance, and our administrators have been trained on the appropriate steps to take in the event that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) visits one of our schools. We will adhere to these protocols to ensure full compliance with the legal requirements outlined in the guidance we’ve received. As of now, there have been no reports of any involvement from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) within our schools. Columbus County Schools is fully committed to upholding federal laws while remaining dedicated to the students we serve, prioritizing a caring, safe, and inclusive school environment. As we continue to assess the implications of these changes in immigration enforcement, Columbus County Schools will maintain open communication with our parents, faculty, and staff. We greatly value the trust and support our community has in us, and we will remain committed to providing a safe, effective, and inclusive educational experience for every student. Declaración de las escuelas del condado de Columbus sobre cambios recientes en la aplicación federal de inmigración Las escuelas del condado de Columbus siguen comprometidas con fomentar un entorno seguro, inclusivo y de apoyo para todos los estudiantes y el personal. Somos conscientes de las inquietudes que han suscitado los cambios recientes en las políticas federales de aplicación de la ley de inmigración en nuestra comunidad. Tenga la seguridad de que estamos abordando activamente estas inquietudes para garantizar el bienestar de nuestras familias. Nuestro asesor legal nos ha brindado orientación y nuestros administradores han recibido capacitación sobre los pasos adecuados a seguir en caso de que el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) visite una de nuestras escuelas. Seguiremos estos protocolos para garantizar el pleno cumplimiento de los requisitos legales descritos en la orientación que hemos recibido. Hasta el momento, no ha habido informes de ninguna intervención del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) en nuestras escuelas. Las escuelas del condado de Columbus están totalmente comprometidas con el cumplimiento de las leyes federales y, al mismo tiempo, siguen dedicadas a los estudiantes a los que servimos, priorizando un entorno escolar solidario, seguro e inclusivo. A medida que continuamos evaluando las implicaciones de estos cambios en la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración, las escuelas del condado de Columbus mantendrán una comunicación abierta con nuestros padres, profesores y personal. Valoramos enormemente la confianza y el apoyo que nuestra comunidad tiene en nosotros, y seguiremos comprometidos a brindar una experiencia educativa segura, eficaz e inclusiva para todos los estudiantes.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of February 3rd, 2025. Thank you to everyone who supported our BETA club through our fundraisers by purchasing doughnuts, candy grams or attending the winter Semi-Formal. WE raise the funds to cover the cost of the trip for our students to be able to attend the State Conference this past weekend! Our students had a wonderful learning experience and are making plans to return next year! Huge shout out to Mrs. Parker and Mr. Waddell for organizing this event! We especially want to thank all parents and staff who attended this conference with our students to chaperone or drive our students safely to and from Greensboro! We truly appreciate your support! We would like to say Congratulations to Lilah Walker who placed 4th in the Elementary Creative Writing category and Karissa Smith who placed 2nd in the Onsite Elementary Drawing category! Way to go to all Bobcat BETA members we are very proud of you! 1. On Friday, February 7th, 2025, we will hold our first semester Awards day! We invite parents and guardians to attend this wonderful event! K-2nd grade Awards will be at 1:00 PM and 3rd-6th grade Awards will be at 2:00 PM! Come Help us celebrate our students’ achievements during this program. 2. Attendance is important at ADES for our students! Remember we are striving to achieve a 95-96 % attendance rate weekly. Please remember that students learn best when in school with their teacher and teacher assistants. 3. Please remember that our school day starts promptly at 7:45 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. We ask that all students attend school regularly and to arrive on time as well as stay the entire instructional day! 4. Parents just a reminder that transportation changes must be in written form and submitted before 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone call or text message changes. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Thank you and have a great evening!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of January 27th, 2025. Announcements: 1. CCS will be on a normal schedule tomorrow, January 27th. Buses will run and will be cautious and safe with all areas! We encourage everyone car riders, staff members, etc. to use caution when driving to school in the morning! Safety first please! 2. On January 28th and 29th we will administer the second set of NC Check-Ins for Reading and Math to all students in grades 3 through 6. We ask that all students arrive to school by 745 am so that we may start testing at 8:00 AM. We also ask that students have a full 8hrs of sleep the night before testing and eat a healthy breakfast! 3. On January 29th and 30th we will continue to administer the MOY Dibels assessments to our Kindergarten students. We ask that all kindergarten students to be on time for school, have a full night of sleep, and eat a healthy breakfast before testing! 4. January 29th, 2nd 9-week’s Report Cards Sent home with students. 5. January 30th, the BETA club will host a Winter Semi-formal Dance from 530:7:30 PM. We ask that all students who attend to dress up for this event! This is dance is a fundraiser for our BETA Club who will be attending the state conference in Greensboro at the end of January! The admission cost for the dance is $8.00 and will include a drink and slice of pizza. There will be other items available for purchase such as candy, chips etc.! We hope to see all our students at this exciting event! 6. Attendance is important at ADES for our students! Remember we are striving to achieve a 95-96 % attendance rate weekly. Please remember that students learn best when in school with their teacher and teacher assistants. 7. Please remember that our school day starts promptly at 7:45 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. We ask that all students attend school regularly and to arrive on time as well as stay the entire instructional day! 8. Parents just a reminder that transportation changes must be in written form and submitted before 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone call or text message changes. Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Thank you and have a great evening!

This is a reminder that Columbus County Schools will be operating on a regular schedule for Monday, January 27th. However, we urge all parents, students, and staff to use caution while driving to school. Bus drivers will be taking extra care for safety, so pick-up times may vary. Please use the "Here Comes the Bus" app to track your bus in real-time. If there are any issues with road conditions that could impact safe travel, please contact your school's principal for further guidance. Safety is our top priority. Thank you, and stay safe!

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with an important announcement: The Winter Semi-Formal Dance Sponsored by the BETA club is postponed this evening due to school being closed/virtual and also road conditions. We have rescheduled this event for Thursday, January 30th from 530-730 PM. Admission is $8.00 and incudes a drink and slice of Pizza ! There will be other items available for purchase such as chips , candy, etc. We look forward to seeing everyone there! Thank you and have a wonderful evening! Stay warm!

Board members recognized all members and coaches of the inaugural robotics teams at TCS and ADES during the December meeting.

The board recently recognized the winners from the North Carolina Yam Festival Poetry Contest: Kenya Brown CES 1st Indiana Burroughs WTS 2nd Kambri Cummings HAES 3rd Tarell Antone HAES HM 6-8 Piper Burroughs WTS 1st Dulce Gonzalez ADES 2nd Cadence Strickland WTS 3rd Wylie Cartrette WTS HM 9-12 Mika Williams SCHS 1st Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS 2nd Kenneth Shayne McMillian SCHS 3rd LilyAnne Long CCCA HM

The board recognized all art winners from the North Carolina Yam Festival at the December board meeting: Morgan Pridgen ADES Aylin Vega Carbajal ADES Grettel De La Cruz ADES Marlyn Sanchez ADES Jacey Sandlin ADES Dulce Gonzalez Gonzalez ADES Grace Watts CCCA Daisy Cribb CCCA Wesley Stewart CCCA Mckenna Ware-Rudnik ECJSHS Brittany Mitchell ECJSHS Illiany Hernandez ECJSHS Sophia Alverado Rivera ECJSHS Brittney Mitchell ECJSHS Brentley Wilson ECJSHS Angelly Nedelka De La Cruz Jimenez ECJSHS Milana Graham ECJSHS Luziana Cruz Perez ECJSHS Mya Jacobs HAES Aniyah Spaulding HAES McKenzie Gerald NMS India Sammons SCHS Alena Taylor SCHS Felix Castrejon-Baltazar SCHS Greenley Hardee SCHS Molly meares SCHS India Sammons SCHS Alena Taylor SCHS Greidys Avelino SCHS Devora Redondo TCS Andrea Powell TCS Mia Denton TCS Emmanuel Hernandez TCS Autumn Todd WCHS Samantha Strickland WCHS Nehemiah Williams WCHS Johnny Dominguez WTS Keylin Long WTS Julia Bailey WTS Mckenna Ward WTS Teachers Bre Giddings Jeff Rudnik Jennifer Sams Connie Faulk Princess Grantham Allison Ellis Amy Baker Kathy Trost Brittany Ward Myra Manness Whitney Hern Ashley Holmes

On January 24th, Columbus County Schools will be conducting remote instruction. Students should log in to Google Classroom for details about the day’s lessons. If students or parents have questions about assignments, please contact teachers via email or Remind. Please note that all extracurricular activities, including after-school programs and sports, are postponed for the day. If you experience any technical issues, please email ccsupport@columbus.k12.nc.us or call 910-499-0080 for assistance. Thank you, and we hope everyone has a productive day of remote learning!

Columbus County Schools will be conducting Remote Instruction on Thursday, January 23rd. Since tomorrow marks the first day of the new semester for traditional high schools, teachers have added students to their 2nd semester Google Classrooms. Students, please log in to your Google Classroom and click the "join" button to connect with your new classes in the morning. If you have schedule issues, please contact your counselor via email. All other students should log in to Google Classroom for further instructions. If students or staff need technical support, email ccssupport@columbus.k12.nc.us or call 910-499-0080.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of January 29th, 2025. 1. January 24th, the BETA club will host a Winter Semi-formal Dance from 530:7:30 PM. We ask that all students who attend to dress up for this event! This is dance is a fundraiser for our BETA Club who will be attending the state conference in Greensboro at the end of January! The admission cost for the dance is $8.00 and will include a drink and slice of pizza. There will be other items available for purchase such as candy, chips etc.! We hope to see all our students at this exciting event! 2. Attendance is important at ADES for our students! Remember we are striving to achieve a 95-96 % attendance rate weekly. For the week of January 6th our attendance rate dipped to 88.48%. In third place for attendance is 4th grade at 89.52 %, in second place, is first grade with a rate if 89.77%, and in first place is 2nd grade with a 91.55% attendance rate. Please remember that students learn best when in school with their teacher and teacher assistants. 3. Please remember that our school day starts promptly at 7:45 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. We ask that all students attend school regularly and to arrive on time as well as stay the entire instructional day! 4. Parents just a reminder that transportation changes must be in written form and submitted before 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone call or text message changes. Upcoming Events: January 20th - No School due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday January 21st - Mandatory Teacher/Staff Workday – No School for students January 22nd - Mandatory Teacher/Staff Workday – No School for students January 29th, 2nd 9-weeks Report Cards Sent home with students Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. We look forward to seeing everyone on Thursday! Thank you and have a great evening!

Schools will be closed on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There will be no school for students on Tuesday and Wednesday due to teacher workdays, except for CCCA, which will remain on its regular schedule. We are also closely monitoring the weather for any potential issues that may affect this week’s schedule.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of January 13th, 2025! Announcements: 1. January 24th, the BETA club will host a Winter Semi-formal Dance from 530:7:30 PM. We ask that all students who attend to dress up for this event! This is dance is a fundraiser for our BETA Club who will be attending the state conference in Greensboro at the end of January! The admission cost for the dance is $8.00 and will include a drink and slice of pizza. There will be other items available for purchase such as candy, chips etc.! We hope to see all our students at this exciting event! 2. Students in Grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be taking the Middle of the Year Reading Assessment for Dibels from January 8th through the 31st and students in grades 3 through 6 will be taking the Middle of the Year Diagnostic for I-ready in Reading and Math from January 10th through January 24th! It is very important that students are in school during this time and are performing at their best during these assessments so that we may measure their individual growth so far this school year. 3. Attendance is important at ADES for our students! Remember we are striving to achieve a 95-96 % attendance rate weekly. Please remember that students learn best when in school with their teacher and teacher assistants. 4. Please remember that our school day starts promptly at 7:45 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. We ask that all students attend school regularly and to arrive on time as well as stay the entire instructional day! 5. Parents just a reminder that transportation changes must be in written form and submitted before 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone call or text message changes. Upcoming Events: January 17th – End of the 2nd 9-weeks grading period. January 20th - No School due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Tuesday, January 21st - Mandatory Teacher/Staff Workday – No School for students Wednesday, January 22nd - Mandatory Teacher/Staff Workday – No School for students January 29th, 2nd 9-weeks Report Cards Sent home with students Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Thank you and have a great evening!

Due to potential weather-related issues on the western end of Columbus County, all schools will dismiss early at 2 PM today. This decision ensures that buses have adequate time to complete their routes safely before conditions potentially deteriorate. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we prioritize the well-being of our students and staff.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, Principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with an important announcement: The DARE program scheduled for tomorrow at 9:00 AM will be held in they gym at 10:15 AM due to the two hour delay from the cold weather advisory for tomorrow, January 9th, 2025. We still invite all 5th grade parents to attend this important event! Should you have any questions please contact the school in the morning at 9106552957! Thank you and have a wonderful evening!

Columbus County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, January 9th for students, faculty, and staff due to a cold weather advisory and wind chills expected to be in the low teens.

Good evening! This is Kristie Leinthall, principal of Acme Delco Elementary School with your Bobcat News for the week of January 6th, 2025. We hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and were able to spend time with family and friends! Annoucements: 1. Students and staff will return to school on January 6th on a normal schedule. 2. Students in Grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be taking the Middle of the Year Reading Assessment for Dibels from January 8th through the 31st and students in grades 3 through 6 will be taking the Middle of the Year Diagnostic for I-ready in Reading and Math from January 10th through January 24th! It is very important that students are in school during this time and are performing at their best during these assessments so that we may measure their individual growth so far this school year. 3. Our 5th Grade DARE Promotion ceremony will be on January 9th at 9:00 AM in the Gym. We invite all 5th Grade Parents to attend this important ceremony. 4. Attendance is important at ADES for our students! Remember we are striving to achieve a 95-96 % attendance rate weekly. For the week of December, the 9th the attendance rate for the school was 90.13%. Our three highest grade levels for attendance were in 3rd place was 2nd grade with 90%. In 2nd place was Kindergarten with a 91.11% attendance rate, and in first place was 3rd grade with an attendance rate of 91.79%. Please remember that students learn best when in school with their teacher and teacher assistants. 5. Please remember that our school day starts promptly at 7:45 AM and ends at 3:00 PM. We ask that all students attend school regularly and to arrive on time as well as stay the entire instructional day! 6. Parents just a reminder that transportation changes must be in written form and submitted before 2:00 PM daily. We do not accept phone call or text message changes. Upcoming Events: Monday, January 20th - No School due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Tuesday, January 21st - Mandatory Teacher/Staff Workday – No School for students Wednesday, January 22nd - Mandatory Teacher/Staff Workday – No School for students Should you have any questions or concerns please contact the school at 910-655-2957. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! Thank you and have a great evening!

Amazing artwork from teacher Allison Ellis' students on display at ADES!

December 20th is an early release day.

During the December board meeting, Mr. Steve Long was voted as Chair, and Mr. Chris Worley was voted as Vice Chair.